Blog posts
- It’s all go at the moment!
Posted on Mon 14 May 2012 by Stephen Unwin
I’ve loved directing The Conquest of the South Pole at the Arcola.
- Manfred Karge: The playwright who grapples with the underclass
Posted on Wed 11 Apr 2012 by Stephen Unwin
It must have been in late 1986 that word reached me of an extraordinary new one-woman play by the great East German director and playwright Manfred Karge. I managed to get hold of the script and was blown away.
- The Heart and the Brain
Posted on Tue 20 Mar 2012 by Stephen Unwin
On Saturday night I went to the last performance of The Lady from the Sea. It was an extraordinary night for me. The actors played it beautifully and there was a standing ovation at the end. I found the whole experience very moving: I adore Ibsen and have wanted to work on this play
- The Lady from the Sea: The drama that signalled a sea change for Ibsen
Posted on Fri 2 Mar 2012 by Stephen Unwin
Ask most people for their image of Ibsen and the caricature will come back of a Scandinavian dramatist steeped in remorseless gloom. So it may come as a surprise to come across a play by Ibsen with a very different atmosphere.
- A FOUR YEAR OLD!
Posted on Wed 25 Jan 2012 by Stephen Unwin
We’ve recently (January 16th) celebrated our fourth birthday.
- A Scandinavian Start…
Posted on Thu 1 Dec 2011 by Stephen Unwin
In agreeing to write a regular blog for the snazzy new Rose website, I was reminded by a cynical friend that the average readership of most blogs is three people.